Texas Lullaby

	  		
Intro 
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verse 1 
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He was just eighteen 
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Full of fire and gasoline 
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He was lean and mean 
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And they called him Texas 


verse 2 
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He went off to war 
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To a far and distant shore 
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He'd never left his home before 
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He was from Texas 


Pre-Chorus 
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As they stormed that beach one foggy summer day 
          Am                                     D 
He said if I don't make it back promise me one thing 

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Take me home if I die 
          D             Em 
When I'm gone don't ya cry 
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Find some shade right beside a live oak tree 
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Sing those old songs of faith 
         Am            Em 
I'll fly away amazing grace 
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But you find comfort knowing that my soul found peace 
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And you can bury me beneath the deep blue skies of Texas 



verse 3 
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Well she was just eighteen 
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Prettiest thing he'd ever seen 
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Like a real life beauty queen 
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And someday she'd be his wife 


verse 4 
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But for the next four years 
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She fought back her tears 
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While he fought back his fears 
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Fighting for his life 
   

Pre-Chorus    
     Am 
And in his darkest hours 
      D 
Her love would bring him a light 
Am 
He would read her letters 
           D 
He would pray at night 

        C           G 
Take me home if I die 
          D             Em 
When I'm gone don't ya cry 
           C          G                  D 
Find some shade right beside a live oak tree 
           C             G 
Sing those old songs of faith 
         Am            Em 
I'll fly away amazing grace 
             C                G                 D 
But you find comfort knowing that my soul found peace 
             C                  D                  G 
And you can bury me beneath the deep blue skies of Texas 


Bridge 
          Am               Em 
He always said the real heroes 
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Never made it back home 
               Am            Em 
And though the war was long over 
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You know for him it still lived on 
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And it still lives on 


Verse 5 
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When he was eighty-three 
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Still full of fire and gasoline 
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He was still lean and mean 
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And they still called him Texas 


Verse 6 
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And on the day he died 
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She was right there by his side 
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She held his hand as she softly sang his lullaby 

        C           G 
Take me home if I die 
          D             Em 
When I'm gone don't ya cry 
           C          G                  D 
Find some shade right beside a live oak tree 
           C             G 
Sing those old songs of faith 
         Am            Em 
I'll fly away amazing grace 
             C                G                 D 
But you find comfort knowing that my soul found peace 
            C        D 
And you can bury me 
        C        D 
You can bury me 
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You can bury me beneath the deep blue skies of Texas 



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